Problems Set - Nassau County Interscholastic Math League

Nassau County Interscholastic Mathematics League
Team Contest
Answers must be integers from 0 to 999, inclusive.
2014 – 2015
Calculators are allowed.
Time: 40 minutes
1) What is the 2015th digit of the base-ten decimal representation of the fraction 2⁄7?
2) The function has the property that for all real numbers and , () = ( ) + 2 ().
Compute (2015).
3) A man can dig a rectangular hole 5 feet wide, 7 feet long, and 3 feet deep in 30 minutes. If
his partner works at the same rate, how many minutes will it take the two of them to dig a
rectangular hole 10 feet wide, 14 feet long, and 6 feet deep?
4) Find the only real root of 52 − 5 = 600.
5) What is the whole number remainder when 22014 is divided by 7?
1
6) If and are roots of 2 − 1024 = −2, compute
2
7) If 2 − 2 = 3, and and are both positive, and
+√
1
+ 2.
is expressed in simplest form as
, compute + + .
8) The diagonals ̅̅̅̅
and ̅̅̅̅
of quadrilateral intersect at point and have lengths 20
and 16 respectively. The measure of ∡ = 30°. Compute the area of quadrilateral
.
9) What is the only value of for which
−1
√3+ 2
=
√−3
√
?
10) A single die is tossed only as many times as is necessary until a five occurs.
If the probability that an odd number of tosses is required can be expressed in
simplest form as ⁄, compute + .